Pecha Kucha Ottawa is about a new way to look at our city's distinctiveness. We see creativity (at least in terms of "city-making") as broadly vested. In other words, it is not confined to the professions usually associated as "creative". Passionate creatives are present in all vocations and for a city to fully capitalize on its creative potential, it is critical that we embrace this broader and more inclusive view.

The Stretch Orchestra, a trio which includes Ottawa percussionist and composer Jesse Stewart (pictured right), has been awarded the 2012 Juno Award for Best Instrumental Album. Jesse is a composer, improviser, percussionist, visual artist, instrument builder, and writer dedicated to reimagining the spaces between artistic disciplines.

I have been searching for these people for a while. Sometimes I would hear rumors about folks interested in better utilizing our fragmented urban orchard but I had not been able to track them down or in any way substantiate their existence until Seedy Saturday 2012.

The CNCAC supports the idea that new immigrant youth and their peers have great creative energy. Given the chance, and a sense of ownership, they can and will be the engines of growth in Canada’s cultural and arts industries, whether it be in television, film, advertising, journalism, theatre, writing, or the visual arts. We especially want to increase opportunities for marginalized immigrant and refugee youth so that they can experience and contribute to their cultural background and to Canada.

The House of PainT Festival is a four elements of Hip Hop event. Like Under Pressure – an event in Montreal that's been running for 15 years – House of PainT is a block party and community BBQ that brings heads out into the sun to sit on the grass, listen to good tunes, eat tasty food and watch amazing artists and dancers in action. As a free community event House of PainT takes hip hop back to its roots – promoting community consciousness, political awareness and artistic development through art, dance, music and spoken word, creating a truly dope event!

Musk Ox is a Canadian Neofolk project formed by Nathanaël Larochette, blending Neofolk’s lush acoustic textures with the expansiveness of Post Rock, the intricate arrangements of Progressive Rock, and the emotional weight of Metal.

H'Art of Ottawa is a unique and innovative art studio where self-expression and a sense of place are both encouraged and celebrated for people with developmental disabilities.

The artists who come to H'Art Studio embrace the creative process and the results are extraordinary. The works of art are vital and vibrant in colour, form and content. The studio provides an environment where the artists are respected and supported, and their personal growth and self-expression is nurtured and self-directed.

Jim Davies is an American cognitive scientist, playwright and artist. He is an associate professor of Cognitive Science at the Institute of Cognitive Science at Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario where he is the director of the Science of Imagination Laboratory. His research focuses on visual reasoning, analogy, and imagination.

To create a world class, camping-inclusive, boutique music and arts festival. ARBORETUM will highlight the best new art, music, food in natural spaces that define our region. ARBORETUM will be a celebration of Ottawa/Gatineau culture, set amongst the timber.

The UnderBelly Art Collective hosts large-scale and pop-up events that present the community with an opportunity to come together to initiate new thinking or weave a different social fabric for the arts. Taking the form of a gallery, a performance space, a gathering for miscellaneous ideas--you name it--UnderBelly aims to create a welcoming and highly accessible venue for artistic freedom and exchange.

Our creativity is expressed through the love of thought. Love of art. Love of sounds. Love of love. We are looking for the beauty in every moment--we cheer on the tug of war between artistic abandon and structure. We applaud the moments that are simultaneously chaotic and harmonious. We encourage the heroic experiments of the maniacally over-ambitious, while provoking curiosity and curating a new experience. Like a black hole, Underbelly wants to draw you in and make sure you can’t escape our pull. But this isn’t rocket science. This is magic.

More than 30 years it's been now, and Tony Fouhse still hasn't tired of shooting. Fouhse is an editorial and commercial photographer. However, from time to time, after clearing his desk, he travels to carry out personal projects. In the last little while he's taken portraits down in Mississippi, Arkansas and New Jersey. These days Fouhse is achieving international attention and recognition for his compelling work that's closer to home, shots of Ottawa Lowertown addicts. Every day Fouhse finds himself in a different situation. Different circumstances. No matter, he always throws himself into the experience. Photos come out of this process. Convincing. Vigorous. Keen. Uncanny.

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